Cowherd...

[SunsetBengal]

(07-25-2015, 10:15 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No the protection never ceases to exist.  The First Amendment just protrects you against the gpvernment.  It has never protected you against your employer.

Basically you are wanting to give the government a lot MORE control over private enterprise by letting the government decide who gets fired for making insulting comments.  The decision to fire Cowherd was a financial decision.  He made an ass of himself on the air so he got fired.  Why should the government be allowed to tell a private company that they can not fire an employee who embarrasses them?

Here's an example of government interpretation:  Flag Burning

We have laws prohibiting desecration of the flag, yet people who burn the flag, make videos of themselves wiping their asses with it, are protected by the 1st Amendment?